I agree with your audio statements, but gotta disagree with the nav. I am not a fan of integration; if one part breaks, you lose all that money and the components integrated into it. I have a Garmin Nuvi 350 and it is great. I can bring it into any vehicle and use it, it is not just stuck in the dash. But to each his own, right. BTW, your HU looks good in those pics!
far bigger screen... ability to play dvds (while driving if you choose)... handsfree calling... ipod integration... sat radio...
flip out screen's suck. they're too vulnerable to breakage and don't offer that integrated look so many desire. Plus, they're quite costly and, since you're probably not going to leave it out 100% of the time like you obviously would an indash model, they often just stay hidden until it's time for action.
as far as watching dvds go... sure, it may be illegal. but so is rolling through stop signs... driving over the speedlimit.... and wearing a blue tie on wednesday (assuming you live in tuscalosa, al) haha i made that last one up.... my point is, who gives a s***? cops aren't even going to see you're watching a movie (unless you're watching it on one of those pos flip up factory nav screens)
personally... i never thought I'd actually watch movies (or shows via my ipod) on my hu... until I actually did it for the hell of it. surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. naturally, i mainly listened.... and occasionally glanced.... even still, this feature is for passengers enjoyment primarily.
I`m noy buying any HU`s untill they come out with a BlueRay head unit 7" capable of playing and showing 1080p with a 7" screen and a minimum 200gb hdd storage,bluetooth with 3d NAV like in Japan so i guess i have a good 5 years hehehehLOL
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It's kicking the crap out of HD-DVD (something I'm surprised to see). Even though 5 years is a long time for technology, (I feel a lot of people will be getting their videos/games/etc. via fiber) we'll still need a place to store the data and... sadly, it looks like it'll be bluray.
Forgot about the ability to play DVD's, that may make it worthwhile. I had been considering going with an Alpine flip-out screen, but you can't really use it while driving (illegal, plus liability, plus Alpine makes it very difficult to work around it). You got a point though.
Thought I'd post some audio pics of the install I did this past May. Components consist of:
HU: Alpine CDA-9885 with dash kit
Speakers: Infinity Kappa 6x8 components front and rear
Amps: Nakamichi 4-channel powering fronts and rears with HP crossover at 100 Hz and Alpine M-300 monoblock powering Bazooka RS-8 dvc sub, crossover set at 100Hz LP.
Sub: Bazooka dvc RS-8
Wiring: 4 gauge power wire split into two 8 gauge with power and distribution blocks hidden and screwed into plastic "cove" under trunk floor cover.
Pics consist of:
HU illumination showing both blue and red posibilities, as well as with camera flash, but night pics do not do it justice in real life.
Front and rear tweeters mounted to sail panels. Woofers are in stock locations with crossovers hidden in doors with double sided industrial tape and covered loosely to protect wire, etc. from water/dirt.
Amps and sub in trunk. What a PITA that was to mount that 4-channel!
Stewie just for fun!
Dude that looks wayyyy better than I thought. In my wife's 3, we had to remove the digital readout. It really sucked. I don't know how I'd use the climate control without it.
Thanks for posting the pics! (thumb)
OK this might be a really dumb question but I can't find anything that really explains it. How do you remove the factory head unit in a mazdaspeed 6.